Etymology

Minqin

Min·qin
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Today it means: A county of Wuwei, Gansu, in northwestern China. Full definition →

Mandarin 民勤
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  1. Mandarin · borrowed from民勤
  2. English todayMinqin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 民勤 (Mínqín).

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